Plain Mountain Finch
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at 13000 feet near a glacier in Western Uttarakhand, India.
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| Leucosticte nemoricola Hodgson, 1836 |
The Plain Mountain-Finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Leucosticte nemoricola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

